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correct me if i'm mistaken, but isn't doing apps 2 SD as simple as
1) su
2) mount -o rw,remount -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system
3) busybox cp /data/app/* /system/sd/app
4) rm -r /data/app
5) ln /system/sd/app /data/app
6) reboot
??same thing goes with app-private and dalvik cache? am i wrong?
you're almost right .
1) su
2) mount -o rw,remount -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system
3) busybox cp /data/app /system/sd/app
4) rm -r /data/app
5) ln -s /system/etc/app /data/app
6) reboot
Going through the steps in this thread to update the lockscreen images, I have a question about messing around with the system files.
Which is the better method?
1) While the phone is up and running, start adb shell and mount the system using this command:
Code:
mount -o remount,rw -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system
or
2) Boot into the modified recovery screen, start adb shell and then use these steps:
Code:
mount /system
{copy, move, edit files files... whatever...}
umount /system'
reboot
Would the second method be the more correct (or cleaner) method, or does it not really matter?
You might want to replace the second part with just
Code:
{copy,move,edit,etc}
mount -o remount,ro -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system
The first step already mounts the partition so the mount in step 2 is kinda redundant. Also, a reboot can be helpful, I've not found it necessary in most cases...the phone adjusts pretty well to change usually (at least it adjusts to removal of programs or even taking rosie out and adding it back in).
I wasnt sure and couldnt find this anywhere but, I was looking through a zip folder of a rom and noticed the apk folder. Am I able to delete different apk's and add apps as well? And If I delete the browser apk can I add dolphin browser to work as my default browser?
Thanks in advance
I´m interested in this too.
I guess that the main problem will be to sign the new zip file once added or removed the apps
Yes, but it won't do you any good unless you also do something else. Ask the same question again in the right section, and I'm sure someone will tell you what it is. I'm not going to here, though. Not to be a jerk or anything, but we can't answer questions here, as posting these question threads clutters the dev section. Besides, you can't get a very good answer here anyway--a mod will lock this thread soon. If you want answers, you have to ask in the Q&A section.
carnegie0107 said:
Yes, but it won't do you any good unless you also do something else. Ask the same question again in the right section, and I'm sure someone will tell you what it is. I'm not going to here, though. Not to be a jerk or anything, but we can't answer questions here, as posting these question threads clutters the dev section. Besides, you can't get a very good answer here anyway--a mod will lock this thread soon. If you want answers, you have to ask in the Q&A section.
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Thanks. I just figured since it was kinda about a rom it would be okay. But yeah you are right
Yeah, but you know how some people are.
You can remove unused/uneeded files by using a Root Manager. Deleting the apk file associated with the particular program you don't want works for me. Make sure you do a Nandroid backup in case you delete something you really needed. Don't for instance delete your virtual keyboard if you only have one.. you will be faced with forced closes.
just push or pull the application through the adb that you want to add or remove from the rom
Amazon MP3 app
I'd love to ditch the US-only Amazon MP3 app from ROMs. Can't uninstall it. Probably need to SU to where it lives & delete it.
linuxluver said:
I'd love to ditch the US-only Amazon MP3 app from ROMs. Can't uninstall it. Probably need to SU to where it lives & delete it.
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There are instructions on how to and what app you are able to delete without it becoming unstable over at http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/index.php/Barebones.
Use ADB.
Or Terminal:
Code:
su
mount -o rw,remount -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system
cd system/app
rm -r appname.apk
rm -r appname.opex
E.g. appname = com.amazon.mp3
ID# said:
Use ADB.
Or Terminal:
Code:
su
mount -o rw,remount -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system
cd system/app
rm -r appname.apk
rm -r appname.opex
E.g. appname = com.amazon.mp3
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Simply deleting the apk files will leave the data directories, and entries in packages.xml. Someone suggest command [pm uninstall XXXXX], but I cannot get it work.
ID# said:
Use ADB.
Or Terminal:
Code:
su
mount -o rw,remount -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system
cd system/app
rm -r appname.apk
rm -r appname.opex
E.g. appname = com.amazon.mp3
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This, OP use this and next time use QnA for your questions
Help?
Whats the instructions to install apk? Yours shows how to install. I have SuperD and need intstall the IM.apk Thanks 8)
ID# said:
Use ADB.
Or Terminal:
Code:
su
mount -o rw,remount -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system
cd system/app
rm -r appname.apk
rm -r appname.opex
E.g. appname = com.amazon.mp3
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install over ADB
adb install <filename>
deafptl4ever said:
Whats the instructions to install apk? Yours shows how to install. I have SuperD and need intstall the IM.apk Thanks 8)
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You would be smarter to leave it out, he did it since that app ate alot of ram.
Goto the market and get one of the free im apps instead.The tmo version has no feats like custom mess and stuff
ID# said:
Use ADB.
Or Terminal:
Code:
su
mount -o rw,remount -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system
cd system/app
rm -r appname.apk
rm -r appname.opex
E.g. appname = com.amazon.mp3
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I finally find the proper way to uninstall the system apps.
Step #1 - Find the package names of the apps (e.g. IM.apk=com.android.im)
In console, type
su
pm list packages -f
Step #2 - Delete the apk files from /system/app
In console, type
su
mount -o remount,rw /system
rm /system/app/IM.apk
Step #3 - Uninstall the package
In console, type
su
pm uninstall com.android.im
Hi every body !
I made my G1 connecting with Ad Hoc mode:
Code:
adb shell mount -o rw,remount -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system
adb push tiwlan.ini /data/misc/wifi/tiwlan.ini
adb push wpa_supplicant.conf /data/misc/wifi/wpa_supplicant.conf
adb shell mount -o ro,remount -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system
And i have made a correct tiwlan.ini and wpa_supplicant.conf, this is why it works like a charm.
Now, i have two problems:
1- After every reboot, i can't start my Wifi(no Wifi at all, it is OFF), i have to redo all that script
2- Even i made a Shell Script, noway, it works only by using the ADB. Here is a very basic script that i tried:
Code:
mount -o rw,remount -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system
cp -f ./tiwlan.ini /data/misc/wifi/tiwlan.ini
cp -f ./wpa_supplicant.conf /data/misc/wifi/wpa_supplicant.conf
mount -o ro,remount -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system
Any idea ?
Thank you.
G1 - Cyanogen 5.0.8-N1
(Sorry for my english writing)
Hi !
UP
I didn't resolve the problem yet
A+
I don't know how much of the script you understand, but your /system partition doesn't seem to be mounted until you run that script. That doesn't seem normal, /system sounds rather important :-/ If you don't know how to undo whatever modifications you have made, I would recommend resetting your phone to factory settings. It should fix it.
For those of you that felt in love with the Blur Alarm and looking for a way to add it back. I have figured out the missing files beside the apk that goes in the system\app. This has been tested with sucess for Fission ROM v2.0.1.
Adding Blur alarm
system\app\BlurAlarmClock.apk
framework\blur-res.apk
framework\com.motorola.blur.library.utilities.jar
Hope it help.
nice,
I prefer the blur alarm over the normal one.
but here is my problem, the dock is DeskClock.apk, which is also the Clock and the alarms,
when I replace it with the Dock.apk, then the dock won't start up,
did you try to do that?
I'm getting the following exception, and have no clue on how to fix that Oo
Code:
11-04 00:39:22.031 2063 2063 E AndroidRuntime: java.lang.RuntimeException: Unable to start activity ComponentInfo{com.motorola.dlauncher/com.motorola.dlauncher.DLauncher}: java.lang.SecurityException: Neither user 10048 nor current process has android.permission.DEVICE_POWER.
braway said:
nice,
I prefer the blur alarm over the normal one.
but here is my problem, the dock is DeskClock.apk, which is also the Clock and the alarms,
when I replace it with the Dock.apk, then the dock won't start up,
did you try to do that?
I'm getting the following exception, and have no clue on how to fix that Oo
Code:
11-04 00:39:22.031 2063 2063 E AndroidRuntime: java.lang.RuntimeException: Unable to start activity ComponentInfo{com.motorola.dlauncher/com.motorola.dlauncher.DLauncher}: java.lang.SecurityException: Neither user 10048 nor current process has android.permission.DEVICE_POWER.
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What ROM are you using? I renamed the original DeskClock.apk to DeskClock.bak since I don't have a docking station. May be it has something to do with the dlauncher. I also deleted the original launcher2 and replaced it with launcherpro.apk.
Fission 2.0.2
I basically did the same with the DeskClock.apk
but added the Dock.apk from the clean verizon rom (which is basically the "stock" droid2), I guess I'm simply missing something
btw, com.motorola.dlauncher is Dock.apk
I guess something is still missing which would set the missing permission oO
got it to work...
if someone cares:
I had to manually modify the /data/system/packages.xml
it should contain something like this:
Code:
<package name="com.motorola.dlauncher" codePath="/system/app/Dock.apk" flags="1" ts="1288859615000" version="8" userId="10057">
<sigs count="1">
<cert index="1" />
</sigs>
</package>
userId and ts are probably different
change the cert index to 0 !
reboot (right after it, for example with adb reboot)
after reboot, check that your change is still in this file (should be)
put your phone into the docking station, and the blur dock should start
yay
lol, this default blur alarm app is awesome and best I have seen. I was so surprised at what it wanted me to do when I first woke up to it , lol
I am not using fission and I am using Rubix 1.6.
I can only find the bluralarm.apk file and I can't find
framework\blur-res.apk
framework\com.motorola.blur.library.utilities.jar
Do i have to nandroid back to a blurry room to pick these up or are they available somewhere else?
Thanks
rkrasny said:
I am not using fission and I am using Rubix 1.6.
I can only find the bluralarm.apk file and I can't find
framework\blur-res.apk
framework\com.motorola.blur.library.utilities.jar
Do i have to nandroid back to a blurry room to pick these up or are they available somewhere else?
Thanks
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get the vzw clean rom (or so) from droid2files.com (http://droid2files.com/roms/VZW_2.4.5_Clean_ROM.zip)
everything should be in it...
braway said:
get the vzw clean rom (or so) from droid2files.com (http://droid2files.com/roms/VZW_2.4.5_Clean_ROM.zip)
everything should be in it...
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Perfect; thanks much.
Question?
How do I add this to my phone and make it work? Do I need to use ADB and move it to the phone or what? I really liked the blur alarm a lot and would like to get that back if I can. Thanks for any help in advance.
You just need a method to transfer the files to the phone to the correct spot
ADB or root explorer can move the files
I will show the adb method below, you can substitute the adb shell, mount, cp (copy), chmod (change permissions), and rm (delete) steps with Root Explorer
ADB
Open a command prompt
cd to the directory where you have the files on your computer
Code:
adb push BlurAlarmClock.apk /sdcard/BlurAlarmClock.apk
adb push blur-res.apk /sdcard/BlurAlarmClock.apk
adb push com.motorola.blur.library.utilities.jar /sdcard/com.motorola.blur.library.utilities.jar
Then adb shell to the phone, mount system as r/w, copy the files to the system
Code:
adb shell
su
mount -o rw,remount -t ext3 /dev/block/mmcblk1p21 /system
cp /sdcard/BlurAlarmClock.apk /system/app/BlurAlarmClock.apk
cp /sdcard/blur-res.apk /system/framework/blur-res.apk
cp /sdcard/com.motorola.blur.library.utilities.jar /system/framework/com.motorola.blur.library.utilities.jar
Then set the permissions on these files so they will work
Code:
chmod 644 /system/app/BlurAlarmClock.apk
chmod 644 /system/framework/blur-res.apk
chmod 644 /system/framework/com.motorola.blur.library.utilities.jar
You can then remove the files from the sdcard if you wish
Code:
rm /sdcard/BlurAlarmClock.apk
rm /sdcard/blur-res.apk
rm /sdcard/com.motorola.blur.library.utilities.jar
Now mount the system as read-only again
Code:
sync
mount -o ro,remount -t ext3 /dev/block/mmcblk1p21 /system
As for the Blur dock
Use the same steps above to copy the file and move it to the system
Code:
adb push Dock.apk /sdcard/Dock.apk
adb shell
su
mount -o rw,remount -t ext3 /dev/block/mmcblk1p21 /system
cp /sdcard/Dock.apk /system/app/Dock.apk
chmod 644 /system/app/Dock.apk
sync
mount -o ro,remount -t ext3 /dev/block/mmcblk1p21 /system
rm /sdcard/Dock.apk
Next pull the packages.xml file
Code:
adb pull /data/system/packages.xml
Edit packages.xml as shown in the above post
Then push back
Code:
adb push packages.xml /data/system/packages.xml
When you "install" the blur dock, you might want to remove the standard android dock
Code:
adb shell
su
mount -o rw,remount -t ext3 /dev/block/mmcblk1p21 /system
mv /system/app/DeskClock.apk /system/app/DeskClock.bak
sync
mount -o ro,remount -t ext3 /dev/block/mmcblk1p21 /system
Notice I just used mv (rename/move)
This is just in case I want it back later
You may need to reboot the phone when you are finished for this to work.
I never tried without rebooting so I don't know if they will work otherwise.